The Table Podcast

In this message, Pastor Mark Archilla walks us through what Psalm 71 can teach us about what a faith that lasts looks like. 

The human desire for vengeance is an innately human desire. But what are we to do with that desire? Do we take matters into our own hands? Do we ignore it? In looking at Psalm 137 with the infamously dark line at the end ("Happy is he who takes your little ones and dashes them against the rocks."), we will reimagine together what we are to do with that desire for vengeance. 

How are we to relate to the created order as disciples of Jesus? In this sermon, we explore how Psalm 104 can guide us in engaging with the natural world with delight, care, and worship of the Creator. 

We often grow up believing that if we just "do the right things," God will reward us with a predictable, trouble-free life. But what happens when that formula breaks?
In this sermon, we kick off our new series, Praying the Psalms, by looking at Psalm 22. If you’ve ever felt like God was distant, silent, or unresponsive to your pain, you aren’t alone. We explore why the Bible gives us permission to be brutally honest with God, how to bring our "bulls and wild dogs" into our prayer life, and why the "Gospel" of assumed prosperity is an illusion that fails us in the desert.
Join us as we learn to trade our neat, tidy prayers for the raw, real language of lament, and discover how to stubbornly cling to hope—even when the circumstances aren't what we hoped for. 

We live in a time of great technological advancement. And this is good! But what we often forget is that these devices can, if we are not careful, form us into the kind of people we do not want to be. This message is an invitation to consider how we are being shaped by our devices, and what we could do to create a rule of life to help us grow in love and maturity. 

The ascension of Jesus is often overlooked. But it is a deeply significant part of the story of God and our faith. Why does the ascension matter? And what does it have to do with our lives right here, right now? 

What do we think of when it comes to the topic of Spiritual Warfare? Many images come to mind inspired by movies like The Exorcist. But what if this warfare we are caught in the middle of - and called to be engaged in - more sneaky and covert? In this final message of our Ephesians series, we walk talk about the war and our enemy, the equipment for the fight, our battle orders, and one final surprising word of hope. 

Ephesians 5:22-6:9 feels jarring in our modern-day context. But in the ancient world, it was jarring but for different reasons. When we place Paul's household codes alongside the Roman household codes, we see some surprising New Creation reversals. 

The deception of duplicity is simple: true freedom is living a double life. You can project a particular version of yourself, but live a double life in private. What if duplicity is actually slavery, and inside-out congruence, learned from discipleship to Jesus, is the true freedom we desire? In this message, Pastor David walks through Ephesians 5:6-18. 

We continue on with our exploration of the story of Ephesians as Pastor Mark Archilla walks us through Ephesians 4:25-5:5.